Delhi Pollution: Air Quality Improves To ‘Moderate’, AQI At 176


The air pollution levels in Delhi came down to the ‘moderate’ category from ‘poor’, as the national capital recorded an AQI of 176 on Wednesday morning, as per System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research SAFAR. The Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 to 500 or above it is considered as severe.

The air pollution levels in Delhi came down to the ‘poor’ category from ‘very poor’, as the national capital recorded an AQI of 221 on Tuesday morning, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research SAFAR.

The National Capital Region (NCR) also witnessed some improvement in air quality on Tuesday as Gurugram fell in the ‘Moderate’ category with an AQI of 162 and Delhi Airport (T3) recorded ‘poor’ quality air with an AQI of 218. However, Noida continued to breathe in ‘very poor’ quality air as the AQI of the city stood at 302.